had been prevailing
- past perfect progressive of prevail.
Example Sentences
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She looked tired, and a trifle cross, but alas! these had been prevailing expressions even in the days when things were going comparatively well.
From The Independence of Claire by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
I had no need to envy him now, having better work on hand than his, but even if the mood of the midday had been prevailing, it would have disappeared before his hearty greeting.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
The royal party saw nothing of the excitement which had been prevailing in the city ever since the morning's event, an excitement which subsided at their approach.
From The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series by Sabatini, Rafael
The excited controversy which was being waged among theologians was but one sign of the general uneasiness that had been prevailing.
From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)
And if most of the spectators were unable to make the ingenious remarks of Quartermaster Cornhill, the rumors which had been prevailing for three months were enough to keep all the tongues of Liverpool busy.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
